Serj Tankian, lead vocalist and lyricist for the GRAMMY Award-winning rock band System of a Down, is always creating, always looking ahead. His recent memoir, the New York Times bestseller Down with the System, saw him dive deep into the principles, passions and philosophies that have fueled his life in and out of music. Similarly, his new EP, Foundations, mines music and lyrics from previous decades and reframes them in a hard-hitting, intensely focused collection. It is, Tankian says, A retrospective of songs from different eras of my life, meant to complement the memoir. Additional instrumentation on the record was provided by Dan Monti (guitars, bass and drum programming) and, on Cartoon Buyer, by bassist Mario Pagliarulo and SOAD drummer John Dolmayan Foundations is due on November 1st via Gibson Records in the USA and everywhere else via Music On Vinyl. The Music On Vinyl edition exclusively includes the instrumentals of the 5 tracks on side B. It will be limited to 1250 individually numbered copies on Voodoo coloured vinyl and will include an insert. Tracklist: A1. A.F. DayA2. Justice Will Shine OnA3. AppropriationsA4. Cartoon BuyerA5. Life\’s Revengeful Son B6. A.F. Day (Instrumental)B7. Justice Will Shine On (Instrumental)B8. Appropriations (Instrumental)B9. Cartoon Buyer (Instrumental)B10. Life\’s Revengeful Son (Instrumental)